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adipose

[ad-uh-pohs] / ˈæd əˌpoʊs /


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Previous research has linked the compound to beneficial metabolic effects in the liver and adipose tissue, but scientists knew much less about how it might affect skeletal muscle.

From Science Daily Sep. 5, 2026

When healthy adipose tissue is lost, the body can no longer manage lipids or release metabolic hormones in the usual way.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

Without HSL in the nucleus, fat cells may lose their ability to stay healthy and properly maintain adipose tissue.

From Science Daily May 8, 2026

Male obesity has been linked to low sperm count, via bifold mechanisms of increased conversion of testosterone to estrogen by adipose cells and by scrotal hyperthermia.

From Slate Apr. 16, 2026

It was rather like the adipose fin of a fish, but gaudy.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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